The NFL is trying to get a foothold overseas to make football an international game, now rugby league is trying the same thing. National Rugby League (NRL), Australia’s premier league, is trying to get its game global by taking a big step this weekend by opening the season at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
A double-header will be played on Saturday with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles playing the South Sydney Rabbitohs, followed by the sport’s biggest rivalry when the Brisbanr Broncos face the Sydney Roosters.
On paper rugby league has everything sports fans in the United States are looking for during football’s offseason. It’s fast-paced, violent, athletic —
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